Hair waving device



April 5, 1932 H. R. HOKIN 1,852,461

HAIR WAVING DEVICE Filed July 23, 1930 (a 1 M a H a 52 M 4 Q9 1 M 2 E I!l j 1- Hg. 4-. Hg. 5. //g. 6.

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// INVENTOR Patented Apr. 5, 1932 ES PATENT OFFICE HARRY REGINALD HOKIN,0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA HAIR WAVING DEVICE Application filed July 23,

This invention relates to a device for tolding, winding or crimping hairand holding it in a desirable roll or fold while it is'being treatedwith a heated solution in a manner well known in this art.

To those skilled in this art it is well known that the scalp must beprotected from injury while the heating process is in operation, alsothat the roll of hair must be closely intolded with protective pads ofielt, auze, paper or other suitable material. It has been found thatrolling the hair on a spindle or other device, holding it in place,tightening the roll and holding the various parts in place, while thepads are placed in position, requires careful manipulation, and there ispossibility of trouble due to the fact that there are many parts tomanipulate at the same time.

It is an object of this invention to provide means whereby the roll ofhair may be held in place while the pads are being put in position.

A further object is to provide means whereby the spindle upon which thehair is wound may be turned to tighten the roll of hair and meanswhereby the spindle may be released readily, and a further object is toprovide means to protect the scalp from in- A still further object is toso arrange the parts that the least obstruction is presented to wrappingthe hair coil and attaching the heating device.

The device included in my invention is con structed with the leastcomplication of parts to achieve the results intended, is easily andeconomically manufactured and simplifies the necessary manipulation.

Further objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent fromthe following specifications considered in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a general assembly of the va rious parts into the completeunit as in operation except the wrapping pads.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the center of Figure 1 on theline 2'42 Figure 3 is a plan view of the base assembly showing theinsulated clip bars and posts.

1930. Serial No. 470,137.

Figure 1 is a more detailed end view of key post and the spring pawl.

Figure 5 is a more detailed end view of the ratchet plate. f

Figure 6 is a more detailed end view of 1 locking head showing thespaced recesses.

Figure 7 is a sectional view on the line 7-7 of Figure 1, and

Figure 8 is a section at 8-8 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings with more particularity, through the spool 1the freely fitting tube 2 passes lengthwise. This tube is securely fixedat one end in the locking head 3 and at the other end is securedinthelocking head l by the screw 5. This tube has a cut away portion at 6.In the spool 1 is also a cut out recess 7. The key post 8 has a flangedportion 9. To the flange is secured a spring pawl 10. The key post issecurely mounted on a. shaft 11 in which there is a stud 12 "To which,when the device is assembled, is positioned in the cut away place 6 ofthe tube and in the cut recess 7 of the spool. Secured to the lockinghead 3 is a ratchet plate 1 3 which is engaged by the pawl 10. On theend of the shaft 11 is a milled locking nut 14.

When theparts thus described are assembled, if the locking nut 14 isslightly released the shaft 1.1 is free to turn in the tube 2 and withit the key post 8 and the pawl 10. Thus the shaft maybe turned to causethe pawl to engage in various of the notches of the ratchet plate 18.When the shaft 11 is thus turned in the tube it is limited in itsmovement by the stud 12 which engages in the cut away portion of thetube, but the stud 12 will carry with it the spool 1, thus turning it apart of a revolution within the limits of the cut away opening in thetube. This operation is nec essary to tighten the roll of hair which maybe wound on the spool as will be further explained The base clamp shownmore clearly in Figure 3 consists of aybar 15 and a bar 16 which arecovered with insulatingtubes 15 and16f as protection for the scalpagainst heat and the solution used in this art. The bars 15 and 16 arehingedly connected by the link 17. The opposite end of the bar 15is alsohingedly attached to the link 18 in which is hingedly mounted a lever 19having a lug 20. The bar 16 is extended and has a notch 21 into whichthe lug 20 engages when the bar 16 is inserted between the plates of thelink 18. 19 is used to force the bars snugly together, the lug 20functioning as can On the link 17 is a projectin stud 22 and on the link18 is a projecting stud 23, which, when in operable position engage thelocking heads 3 or 4 in the spaced recesses 24.

In operation the base clamp shown in Figure 3 is clamped about a lock ofhair close and locked by the lever 19 as described. The lock of hair iswound on the spool 1 until the spool is close to the base clamp. Thestuds 22 and 23 are inserted in the spaced recesses 24of the lockingheads 3 and 4;. If it is then necessary to tighten the hair on the spoolthe key post 8 may be turned by means of a key or other means which byturning shaft 11 also turns the spool 1 by means of the stud 12, thepawl 10 holding the shaft 11 from turning back by engaging the ratchetplate 13. The spool may then be locked by tightening the thumb nut 14.WVhen the thumb nut is again loosened the spool may be turned in thereverse direction to relieve tension on the hair by pushing the shaftover sufficiently to disengage the pawl 10 from the ratchet plate 13.

After the device is in position as just described the roll of hair maythen be enclosed in moist pads and protective pads and heated in amanner well known in this art. It will be instructive to point out thatthe device commonly used to clamp the pads about the roll of hair issimilar to that shown in Figure 3 and to facilitate its use the studs 22and 23 are peculiarly formed, being very thin so as to interfere withthe closing of.

the clamp as little as possible.

. Having thus described my invention what I claim-is:

1. In a device of the characterdescribed, a spool having therethrough atubular shaft, the spool rotatable on said tubular shaft, means to limitrotation of said spool, locking members on said tubular shaft, a ratcheton one of said locking members, a shaft through said tubular shaft, apawl on said shaft and means for locking said shaft from rotation.

2. In a device of the character described, a spool having therethrough atubular shaft, the spool rotatable on said tubular shaft, a recess insaid spool, a cut away place in said tubular shaft, locking members onsaid tubular shaft, a ratchet on one of said locking members, a shaftthroughsaid tubular shaft, a pawl on said shaft, a stud in said shaftprojecting through said cut away place in said tubular shaft and intosaid recess and limiting the rotation of said spool and means forlocking said shaft from rotation.

' hair waving device including in combination a spool havingtherethrough a tubli= lar shaft, locking members on said tubular shafthaving spaced recesses therein, clamping bars joined by links, saidlinks having mounting studs thereon to engage the spaced recesses insaid locking members, means for turning the spoolincluding a studengaging in a cut out recess of said spool and means for locking thespool in fixed position.

4. A hair waving device including a spool having therethrough a tubularshaft, locking members on said tubular shaft having spaced recessestherein, a ratchet plate on one of said locking a locking nut on saidshaft, sulated bars joined together a clamp, the gage in the spacedrecesses of said locking by links to form members.

HARRY REGINALD HOKIN.

said links having studs to en-

